Draw Conclusions from the Evidence for Thinking through Sources 17

Instructions

This exercise asks you to assess the relationship between conclusions and evidence. Identify which of the following conclusions are supported by the specific piece of evidence. Click yes for those pieces of evidence that support the conclusion and no for those that do not.

Conclusion A

The working classes toiled in difficult, often dangerous, working conditions.

  1. Question 17.33

    Evidence 1: The testimony of Elizabeth Bentley in Source 17.1: The Experience of an English Factory Worker

    Evidence 1: The testimony of Elizabeth Bentley in Source 17.1: The Experience of an English Factory Worker

    		A.
    		B.

  2. Question 17.34

    Evidence 2: The image Capital and Labour reproduced as Source 17.7: Inequality

    Evidence 2: The image Capital and Labour reproduced as Source 17.7: Inequality

    		A.
    		B.

  3. Question 17.35

    Evidence 3: Source 17.3: Another View of Factory Life

    Evidence 3: Source 17.3: Another View of Factory Life

    		A.
    		B.

Conclusion B

Many members of the new working class wished to return to a simpler preindustrial time before the emergence of factory wage labor.

  1. Question 17.36

    Evidence 1: The sentiments expressed in “The Internationale” anthem in Source 17.5: Protest and Song

    Evidence 1: The sentiments expressed in “The Internationale” anthem in Source 17.5: Protest and Song

    		A.
    		B.

  2. Question 17.37

    Evidence 2: The testimony of William Harter in Source 17.1: The Experience of an English Factory Worker

    Evidence 2: The testimony of William Harter in Source 17.1: The Experience of an English Factory Worker

    		A.
    		B.

  3. Question 17.38

    Evidence 3: The sentiments expressed in Source 17.4: A Weaver’s Lament

    Evidence 3: The sentiments expressed in Source 17.4: A Weaver’s Lament

    		A.
    		B.

Conclusion C

The middle and upper classes lived largely separately from the working classes and the poor.

  1. Question 17.39

    Evidence 1: Friedrich Engels’s description of Manchester in Source 17.2: Urban Living Conditions

    Evidence 1: Friedrich Engels’s description of Manchester in Source 17.2: Urban Living Conditions

    		A.
    		B.

  2. Question 17.40

    Evidence 2: The depiction of rail travel in Source 17.6: Railroads and the Middle Class

    Evidence 2: The depiction of rail travel in Source 17.6: Railroads and the Middle Class

    		A.
    		B.

  3. Question 17.41

    Evidence 3: The depiction of the rich and poor in Source 17.7: Capital and Labour

    Evidence 3: The depiction of the rich and poor in Source 17.7: Capital and Labour

    		A.
    		B.